Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-11
FAULKNER IN WASHINGTON.
Gibson Addresses the Democratic Club
Pensions for West Virginians.
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Gibson Addresses the Democratic Club
Pensions for West yirginisns.
specsai Telegram to The Register.
WASHINGTON, d. C., July lO.-The past
week has been n dull one in Washington
so far as West Virginia is concerned There
have been but a few arrivals. Senator
Faulkner was in town on Wednesday, but
the only business he did, so far as can be
ascertained, was to call on Public Printer
Benedict in the interest of Mr.. PeytOn
Byrne, who is an applicant for position
in the Government Printing Office. 1t Is
understood that he will soon be given em-
ployment.
Ex-Congressman Eustace Gibson was
also in town and on Friday night addressed
the Virginia Democratic Association, at
their rooms, in his characteristic style. He
spoke with great deliberatiOn in regard to
recent events, calling attention to the fact
that while a great clamor had been raised
against the Southern military companies
for refusing TO appear In the procession
with negro companies, much greater
offense had been committed by Republi-
cans in the North who had refused to march
in the procession because banner bearing
the picture OF the President of the United
States was suspended cross the streets.
Mr.. Gibson said that the return of the
captured flags was a matter which had not
in the slightest degree annoyed the South
ern people, as they had not asked for the
return. His people were Indifferent as to
what disposition should he made OF them.
The flags might be destroyed, but the
deeds OF valOr were enrolled IN history
never to be destroyed. The letter of MIR.
Cleveland declining TO start the fair at st.
Louis under the circumstances was dig
nified thing, which commended itself to
all sensible people, and would in the long
run have salutary effect upon the G. A.
r, which he thought had been rather un-
reasonable in its demands. Many minor
objections to Mr. Cleyeland's adminiStra-
ton, said Mr.. Gibson, would now sink out
ofsight.
Among the pensions issued during the
last few days were the following to West
Virginia applicants:
10 Louis SUcSlcI III I-duiCl UNIV, OOhh
C Golf of Reedy, solomon Reel of Ravens
wood, Gabriel Bean of Indian Camp,
Achilles McGinnis Of Mativille, Joseph
McVicker of Webster, Geo. W. Parsons OF
Kentuck, Henry :. Davis Of GrangeIville,
John Hendrix OF Littleton, Joseph a.
Bendgcr of Capon Bridge, Ashford Corbln
of Romney, Sylvester Martin OF Newburg
James w. Patterson of WyOma, Levi j.
BoggS of Maiden, John n. Satterfeld OF
Palatine, Wm. Adkins of GuyanOttee,
Abiiah Scott of Goose creek, John Strader
OF Big Skin creek.
Mr. George A DunningtOn, who has
been in Washington all summer, Is talking
OF going to New York.
There are quite a number OF West NIr-
ginians Oh the eligible list Of the Civil
Service Commission, who have passed eX-
cellent examinations, and who are waiting
for positions. The Commission seems to
skip West Virginia every time a requisi-
ton is made. They explain that it is be-
cause West Yirgiria's quota is ovetdrawn,
by having certified to number OF experts
who have been examined for specific kind
of work. Besides many of those on the
eligible list are ladies, and the Commits
sioners say that Department officials are
not making many acquisitions now Tor
lady clerks. all preierring males How
ever, West Virginia has been, comparative
ly speaking, pretty we'll provided.